Whilst Googles decision to remove the chrome extension kryptokit (http://www.coindesk.com/secure-wallet-extension-kryptokit-disappears-chrome-browsers/) from the chrome store simultaneously and automatically removing the extension and the wallet contents from browsers that had it installed affected few (of which I am one); the act doesn't help promote bitcoins....

Kryptokit was touted as a secure and easy browser extension for holding and making bitcoin payments.

As I recently purchased an acer C7 chromebook I decided to test out the wallet and after I was satisfied with it transferred 2.153 bitcoins ($1000 dollars) whilst I reinstalled by Linux OS on my main PC...

I thought it was safe...

However this morning I discovered that Google had removed the extension and thus its contents.. WTF (excuse the expletive but I think appropriate given the sum involved!)

My wallet contents have not gone because I was hacked, google was hacked or kryptokit was hacked.

My wallet contents have gone because Google decided to remove the app. An act that was done without warning or opportunity to remove the funds...

Whilst that may be my problem it raises a whole lot of issues regarding the security of bitcoins when a company like google can at a whim destroy thousands of wallets and the access to their contents..

if this was a bitcoin economy then google just crashed it

regards

greenman-23 (2.153 bitcoins the poorer thanks to Google)